Leisure, Sports & Society

Paperback | May 24, 2013

The way we organise our free time can reveal a great deal about our identities and ideology. This book explores what our sports and leisure choices can tell us about the society in which we live. Comprehensive, cutting edge and packed with global examples it covers all the essentials for students of sports and leisure sociology.

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The way we organise our free time can reveal a great deal about our identities and ideology. This book explores what our sports and leisure choices can tell us about the society in which we live. Comprehensive, cutting edge and packed with global examples it covers all the essentials for students of sports and leisure sociology.

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Table of Contents

Introduction: What is Sociology of Leisure?PART I: UNDERSTANDING LEISURE 1. A History and Philosophy of Leisure2. Leisure and Modernity3. Leisure and Work4. Leisure as Function PART II: LEISURE SOCIOLOGIES5. Leisure and Structure6. Leisure and Inequality7. Leisure and Identity8. Leisure and Community9. Leisure SubculturesPART III: LEISURE TRENDS10. Leisure and Globalization11. Leisure and Commodification12. Leisure and Postmodernity13. Postmodern Leisure14. Liquid Leisure and Intentionality15. Leisure and Resistance16. Dark Leisure17. The Future of LeisurePART IV: THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF LEISURE18. The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure

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Overall, this book is innovative and will fill a niche in the literature. The perspective taken is quite unique and draws on ideas and theories not typically included in other texts focused on leisure and society. The description and discussion of these ideas is lucid and engaging, and makes several difficult ideas accessible to an undergraduate audience.- Bryan Smale, Professor of Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo